The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced that it will auction off 15,325 litres of seized premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as fuel, to facilitate transportation throughout the Christmas season.
Hussein Ejibunu, national coordinator of the service’s operation whirlwind, made the statement on Saturday during a press event at the Customs Training College in Ikeja, Lagos state.
Ejibunu said the commodity, worth N27.5 million, was seized during operations in Lagos and Ogun states.
He stated that Adewale Adeniyi, the comptroller-general of customs, has ordered that the products be auctioned at a price of N10,000 per 25 litres.
The coordinator further said a court condemnation order and all legal processes have been finalised by the office of the legal adviser to aid the auctioning.
“This operation has been on since 27 May 2024 and has yielded positive results, as the CGC has urged the operatives to continue sustaining the tempo until the activities of these economic saboteurs are stamped out of this country,” Ejibunu said.
“On this note, the CGC has directed Auctions of the seized product to members of the public at the rate of N10,000 per 25 litres. This will ease the transportation hardship during this festive period.”
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